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February 22, 2005 my life became complete. Amanda was on Blind Date and it was pure awesomeness. The guy got really drunk and told her she was “painful, like diarrhea.” To which she responded “Thank you for comparing me to excrement.” Classic! All in all, Amanda came off way better than the guy and the bubbles were perfection. If anyone missed it and would like to see this beautiful piece of television let me know because I have it on my computer.

In other news:

• In addition to roaches, we now have a mouse. I first saw it from across the room. A few days later I got a closer look at it. It was tiny and quite cute. Then I told the hippie in me to can it and I went to get traps. But being the brilliant person I am, I mistakenly ended up with trays of poisonous pellets. I don’t want it eat these things and then go die in some hole I can’t get into and start smelling. Ew, ew ,ew. So now I have real traps sitting in some closets with peanut butter on them. Come hither little mouse, come hither…
• If I get married, I’m doing so in feety pajamas. I was inspired over the weekend when I was visiting my cousin Genelle who was babysitting two adorable kids in them. So I went online and found this. Those poor models must be so embarrassed. But they look so fun!
• I paper clipped a dryer sheet to the vent in my room. I consider this cleaning my room.
• I got a new clothes hamper at Target. My old one was from IKEA and plastic and smelled. Yay for cloth!

Things I'm looking forward to:

• Going home in June
• Great-aunt Polly's 100th birthday party in october
• Summer
• NYC at the end of March (hopefully)

Time for bed...falling asleep to the smell of Bounce.

The Good and Bad

Yays:

• After some confusion it is set that Amanda Finkelstein will be on Blind Date tonight! Check your local listings...it's probably on sometimes between 11pm and 1am on WB or UPN. There's a promo online at www.blinddatetv.com. Inside peek->click on mirror->daily promos->tuesday. She's the second date. Quality line: "Thank you for comparing me to excrement."
• There was a really good sale at United Colors of Benetton for President's Day. I found myself a nice black skirt and some shirts to wear to work.
• I exchanged the sweater my mom got me for this one. (Click on the other color.) I was surprised I was able to find anything at anthropologie that was plain enough for me.
• There's another pot-luck at work tomorrow so I get to make brownies tonight and eat left over batter!
• I bought my tickets to go home in June for Alisa's wedding for only $188. Mark your calenders...I'm invading from June 22-27.

Nays:

• I cancelled my trip to Bucknell since Amanda wasn't on Monday night like we originally thought. Hence I don't get to watch it with BUCCers.
• My benadryl fell between my bed and the wall. Then I tried to use this plastic thing I found in the kitchen drawer and I dropped that down there too. Then I tried to use a spatula, but this proved futile. Both are gone until we move.
• I was reading the description of my personality type from the Myers-Briggs test (ISTJ) and here's what it said: "You often give the initial impression of being aloof and perhaps somewhat cold. Effusive expression of emotional warmth is not something you do without considerable energy loss." How do I have any friends?!?

My life from A to Z

I’m hopping on the Alphabet Bandwagon along with Finklestein, AK and Dawn:

A: American Idol/Apprentice-the best reality shows on TV
B: Blind Date: Not the best reality show, but definitely not bad. Most importantly, Finklestein will be on it Monday night/Tuesday morning Feb 21st/22nd. Check your local listing for times. Even if you don't know her, I suggest checking it out. Should be very awesome. B is also for Bored which is why I’m doing this.
C: Chocolate Chip Cookies-though not as good as the Gunn salmonella snack bar cookies, the cafeteria here sells some pretty good ones that are loaded with chocolate chips. Me gusta.
D: Dry cleaning-something I’m going to have to face pretty soon.
E: Eldest-because I'm the eldest child (pretty obvious I couldn't think of anything, huh?)
F: Facebook-a fun little addiction.
G: Gas Mileage-mine is whack. For my commute to work and the gym, I only get 20 miles per gallon. I’m supposed to be getting 32. The drive is fairly hilly, but still…20??
H: Hard boiled eggs-my new favorite snack. Mmm…cholesterol.
I: Itchy-what I am because I have random hives popping up on my arms and legs.
J: Job-yay, I have one!
K: Kristina-because as kids we always fought over whether J or K was more common.
L: Listerine-what I’ve begun using because I had a sudden fear that I have bad breath. I can’t swish it for very long though because it starts to burn. But I’ll probably build up some endurance. Maybe it’ll help me take shots. J/K.
M: Meat-something I want to eat more of, but tends to be expensive. Especially that from a baby cow.
N: Numbers-because they never lie.
O: Oreos-mint oreos to be more precise. One of the more important food inventions of our time.
P: Pants-I don’t dread buying them anymore because I’ve found a style at Express that fits me very well and comes in lots of colors and materials.
Q: Qwerky-how I like to describe myself. It’s nicer than weird.
R: Reading-something I should do more of.
S: Sleep-something I need more of.
T: Triscuits-another new favorite snack. Good with cheese.
U: Umbrella-the always used "U" word.
V: Vacuuming-something my room needs.
W: Weekend-something I’m looking forward to.
X: Xerox-when I was little I thought it was pronounced "ekserox"
Y: YMCA-where I go after work almost everyday.
Z: ZiZZobuckley-cool name I came across on the database. I’m jealous.

Be grateful for your name

Things have been chugging along in my life. I’ve established a nice routine during the week of going to work and gym. And then weekends come along and I have to improvise. But I guess that would be no fun if weekends were a routine too.

I have so many TV shows to watch now. Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Sundays are booked with American Idol, The Apprentice and Desperate Housewives and Lost. So please don’t recommend anymore shows to me. I could really use Tivo.

My coworker Patsy took me to Whole Foods today during lunch. Now that I know where it is, I might actually eat some fruit. Giant and Safeway just don’t cut it. Tomorrow I’m test-tasting a huge California naval orange and a tangerine I think it is. Pray for sweetness!

I am addicted to Pepperidge Farm’s double chocolate milanos. I’ve eaten two bags in the last four days. The problem is Denise has had a bag of them down there for quite sometime so I decided to eat them and then replace it. But then the replacement bag is there…tempting me…and I give in. And I replace it and so on and so on…